It had a grand gothic gatehouse and a 67-foot high obelisk monument to George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette designed by John Sartain at the center of the cemetery.

Many of the remaining headstones, and the monument, were used as riprap during the construction of the Betsy Ross Bridge and can be seen on the shores of the Delaware River at low tide.

[7] Designed by John Sartain,[7] the monument was a 67-foot high obelisk adorned with nine-foot tall bronze medallions with profiles of Washington and Lafayette.

32 grooves (8 on each side) on the sub-shaft of the obelisk were intended to signify the number of states in the Union when the monument was erected.

[2] Approximately 28,000 bodies were reinterred to Lawnview Memorial Park with only 300 grave markers included in the move since families members were located.

Most of the remaining headstones, and the monument to Washington and Lafayette,[7] were used as riprap during the construction of the Betsy Ross Bridge and can be seen on the shores of the Delaware River at low tide.

[4][5] The land is currently used by Temple University for athletic fields, a student pavilion and a parking lot.